A Pack of Lies
A Pack of Lies: twelve stories in one is a children's novel with metafictional elements, written by Geraldine McCaughrean and published by Oxford in 1988. It features a family antique shop whose new salesman tells historical tales to sell antiques. The stories vary widely in type.
First edition | |
| Author | Geraldine McCaughrean |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Robina Green |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's novel |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | December 1988 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Pages | 168 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-19-271612-3 |
| OCLC | 17982275 |
| LC Class | PZ7.M4784133 Pac 2009 (paperback) |
McCaughrean won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject. She also won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a similar award that authors may not win twice. Six books have won both awards in 45 years through 2011.
Scholastic published a US edition in 1991.
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